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About Pirganj Village

Pirganj is a mid sized village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 554 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.37 hectares hectares.

Pirganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 45.37 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 554
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirganj compares

By the 2011 count Pirganj is the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 45.37 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pirganj

Pirganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirganj from other places

Pirganj lies about 17 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pirganj
Nearest railway station Rautara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 17 km
District headquarters Katihar 17 km

Villages closest to Pirganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pirganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirganj village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Pirganj village has 554 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirganj has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Pirganj covers 45.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pirganj falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirganj is Rautara, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pirganj.

Pirganj is about 17 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirganj is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Rautara is about 10 km away. Korha is about 17 km away. Katihar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (4.0 km), Hathia Ramna (7.9 km) and Ramna Razi Ganj (7.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pirganj today is likely to be higher.

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